1961 in Nigeria
Events in the year 1961 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Nnamdi Azikiwe
- Prime Minister: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- Senate President: Dennis Osadebay
- House Speaker: Ibrahim Jalo Waziri
- Chief Justice: Adetokunbo Ademola
Politics
- February 1961 - British Cameroons referendum
- June 1, 1961 - southern Cameroon became a Province within Northern Nigeria.
- October 1961 - Northern Cameroon dissociated from Nigeria.